Vaccinations

Question 1

What makes up the pentavalent vaccine?

Answer 1

DTP/polio/Hib. Diptheria, tetanus, pertussin, polio, haem influenzae b.

Question 2

How often is the pentavalent vaccine given and when?

Answer 2

2,3,4 months

Question 3

What are the brand names of the pentavalent vaccines?

Answer 3

Pediacel and Infanrix IPV Hib.

Question 4

When is the Men B vaccine given?

Answer 4

2 months, 4 months and 1 year

Question 5

Name everything that is given at 2 months?

Answer 5

5 in 1, pneumococcal (PCV), men B, rotavirus

Question 6

Name everything that is given at 3 months?

Answer 6

5 in 1 and rotavirus

Question 7

Name everything that is given at 4 months?

Answer 7

5 in 1, men B, pneumococcal (13 serotypes)

Question 8

What does PCV stand for?

Answer 8

pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

Question 9

Name everything that is given at 1 year?

Answer 9

Hib (THIS STOPS AT 1) /Men C, MMR (LIVE), pneumococcal (PCV) and Men B ALSO

Question 10

When is PCV given?

Answer 10

2 months, 4 months and 1 year

Question 11

What is given children aged 2-7 every year?

Answer 11

Flu vaccine (up nose) (LIVE)

Question 12

What is given to children at pre-school age/3 years & 4 months?

Answer 12

4 in 1 (DTP/polio), MMR

Question 13

What is given to girls aged 12/13?

Answer 13

HPV vaccine, given in 2 doses (6-12 months apart)

Question 14

How many HPV vaccines are given?

Answer 14

2

Question 15

Which vaccines are given at 14 years?

Answer 15

3 in 1 teenage booster- Diptheria, tetanus POLIO (NOT PERTUSSIS). and men ACWY

Question 16

What vaccine is given at 65?

Answer 16

Pneumococcal PPV vaccine, protects against 23 strains

Question 17

What is given from 65 up, every year?

Answer 17

Flu vaccine

Question 18

What does PPV stand for?

Answer 18

pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine

Question 19

Which vaccine is given at 70?

Answer 19

shingles vaccine. (Also given to 78 & 79s as a catch up)

Question 20

What is the shingles vaccine called?

Answer 20

zostavax

Question 21

Which vaccines are offered to pregnant women?

Answer 21

whooping cough and flu vaccine

Question 22

What is the BCG vaccine?

Answer 22

Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine) is not given as part of the routine NHS vaccination schedule. It’s given on the NHS only when a child or adult is thought to have an increased risk of coming into contact with TB.

Question 23

What is varilrix?

Answer 23

chicken pox vaccine, not routinely offered.

Question 24

What vaccine may be offered to first time uni students?

Answer 24

Men ACWY

Question 25

What does Diptheria cause?

Answer 25

Fever, saw throat, grey membrane on tonsils can narrow lumen.

Question 26

What are the complications of Diptheria?

Answer 26

Cardiomyopathy, renal failure

Question 27

What is the complication of tetanus?

Answer 27

Respiratory muscle impairment

Question 28

What are the complications of pertussis?

Answer 28

Pneumonia, convulsions, bronchiectasis

Question 29

What is the complication of polio?

Answer 29

paralysis

Question 30

What can Haem influenzae B cause?

Answer 30

epiglotitis, meningitis and pneumonia

Question 31

What does rotavirus cause?

Answer 31

D & V

Question 32

What is the complication of rotavirus?

Answer 32

extreme dehydration

Question 33

What does the pnuemococcal bacterium cause?

Answer 33

pneumonia, meningitis

Question 34

What are some complications of men B?

Answer 34

cerebral odema & deafness

Question 35

What does the measles cause?

Answer 35

high fever, cough, conjunctivitis, coryza and a rash

Question 36

What are the complications with measles?

Answer 36

encephalitis, corneal ulcer/scar

Question 37

What does the mumps cause?

Answer 37

mild illness with gland swelling and headache

Question 38

What are the complications with the mumps?

Answer 38

orchitis (infertility in males and unilateral deafness

Question 39

What type of rash does rubella cause?

Answer 39

``` pink or red rash that begins on the face and then spreads downward to the rest of the body. mild fever, usually under 102°F. swollen and tender lymph nodes. runny or stuffy nose. headache. muscle pain. inflamed or red eyes ```

Question 40

How does measles initially present (before the rash)?

Answer 40

Mouth of a patient with Koplik spots, an early sign of measles infection.

Question 41

What type of spots are present in measles?

Answer 41

presents as erythematous macules and papules; initially discrete, may become confluent on the face, neck and shoulders. On mucous membranes, Koplik's spots (tiny bluish-white papules with erythematous areolae) may develop. Also, upper respiratory tract infection with cough, malaise and fever subsiding as the rash increases (measles prodrome = the 4 Cs - cough, coryza, conjunctivitis and very cranky!).

Question 42

What does coryza mean?

Answer 42

Inflammation of the mucous membrane in the nose

Question 43

Name the live vaccines?

Answer 43

BCG, MMR, yellow fever, oral polio and oral typhoid

Question 44

When is rotavirus given?

Answer 44

2 & 3 months